Nummer: 23509
| Area : | Mediterranean |
| Sea area : | North African Seaway |
| Date of attack : | 28.07.1942 |
| Time of attack : | 12:49 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 565 |
| Commander : | Franken |
| Grid : | CP 8117 |
| presumed target type : | Sailing Freight Vessel |
| presumed tonnage : | 212 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Used weapon(s) : | Gunfire |
| Nationality of target : | Egyptian |
| Actual type of target : | Sailing Freight Vessel |
| Footnote : | U-565 reported the destruction of 4 sailing vessels between July 28th and Aug 1st, all off the coast of Egypt, near Dumyat. - The first one was an Egyptian shooner (120ts), transporting oil, and abandoned by the crew. - The next two were identified as big fishing boats. The crew was taken aboard, both vessels sunk with 8,8 cm gunfire. - The last vessel remains still unidentified. |
| updated on: | 00.00.0000 |